Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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    The ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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